Narragansett Police Log: August 23 and 24, 2012

Unless otherwise noted, information about the following incidents was supplied by the Narragansett Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.

Narragansett Man Arrested for Warrant

James M. Burke, 22, of 11 Judith Ave., Narragansett, was arrested at about 5 a.m. on Aug. 24. Police said a Fourth Division District Court was out for Burke’s arrest for failing to appear at a court hearing on Aug. 21 related to a Narragansett police charge of driving with a suspended license.

According to police, when they arrived at Burke’s home, the front door was open, and they could see him sleeping on a couch in the living room. They knocked on the door, waking him up, and arrested him without incident.

Burke was transported to court for arraignment later that day.

Car of Intoxicated Couple Towed

At about 7:23 p.m. on Aug. 24, police received a report of an intoxicated couple at Narragansett Town Beach.

According to police, when they arrived, Angel Arel, 31, of 44 George St., North Providence, was lying in the sand and appeared to be heavily intoxicated. With her was Kirk D. Demers, 42, of 208 Prairie Ave., Providence, who also appeared to be heavily intoxicated.

Police said that they helped Arel to her feet, but she was only able to walk about 15 feet before falling face first into the sand again. An ambulance was called and transported her to South County Hospital.

According to police, when they first interviewed Demers, he told them that he had driven to the beach, which police confirmed with Arel. When police then spoke to Demers again, he told them that he had been dropped off.

Police said that they cleared the scene, but were called back shortly after by beach patrol units, who said that Demers had gotten into a white Corvette.

According to police, they confronted him before he drove the car. Noting his high level of intoxication, they called Certified Towing to remove the car so Demers couldn’t operate it.

Police noted that Demers has 28 previous arrests, and is a registered sex offender in Rhode Island. According to online records, Demers is a level-two offender and lives in Providence.

Arel has nine previous arrests, according to police.

Unless otherwise noted, the information for this article was compiled from Narragansett police reports, which are available for review by any member of the public at their . If we’re missing a call or report you’re interested in knowing about, feel free to leave a comment or to send Local Editor Stephen Greenwell a message at Stephen.greenwell@patch.com.

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